History of Softball-(Part )

Did you ever wonder how a game or sport got its beginning? Most people never think about it, they just play the game. That’s probably true with softball, but like all games and sports, it did have a beginning. Softball began in Chicago, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day in 1887. At a boat club called Farragut Boat Club, in the city, alumni from Harvard and Yale were waiting for tickertape results of their annual game to come in.

 

While they were waiting, somebody took a boxing glove and wrapped it up to look like a “softball,” took a broom stick for a “baseball bat” and played baseball indoors in the gym. They enjoyed the game so much that they made up some rules, and “softball” became an indoor game for years…(see part 2)  

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1. History of Softball-(Part 2)
2. History of Softball-(Part 4)
3. History of Softball-(Part 5)
4. History of Softball-(Part 7)
5. History of Softball-(Part 6)